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What about "The Antipodes"?
Theoretically, there is no collective name for the two countries. They both fall within the general region of Oceania, as do several small pacific nations and islands.
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answer 2 firstly, as to the question, Australasiais a common collective name for these two countries. And indeed the broader region is Oceania.
Antipodes is the generic name for "what is opposite on the globe to ... ", and you could have the antipodes to Moscow, or Washington etc. Because of historic colonial traditions, there is a place called 'Antipodes Island' - about the antipodes of Britain.
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